Here are the votes from the 15 head coaches 2026 ACC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll I also made a note of which teams are on VT's schedule) 1. Florida State, 179 (12) 2. Clemson, 173 (1) (HOME Series) 3. Stanford, 170 (2) 4. Virginia Tech, 160 5. Duke, 151...(AWAY Series) 6. Virginia, 133...(AWAYSeries) 7. North Carolina, 120...(HOME Series) 8. Georgia Tech, 101...(HOMESeries) 9. California, 88 10. Louisville, 83 11. Notre Dame, 66 12. NC State, 59...(HOME Series) 13. Pitt, 37 14. Syracuse, 36...(AWAY Series) 15. Boston College, 19...(HOME Series) (first-place votes) For the first time in my memory, the Hokies had no one voted to the preseason All-ACC Team. Personally, I think both Jordan Lynch and Michelle Chatfield were deserving of serious consideration. 2026 Softball Preseason All-ACC Team Infielders Aminah Vega, Duke Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State Isa Torres, Florida State Jade Hylton, Virginia River Mahler, Stanford Outfielders: D'Auna Jennings, Duke Kennedy Harp, Florida State Sanaa Thompson, North Carolina Emily Jones, Stanford Pitchers: Ashtyn Danley, Florida State Jazzy Francik, Florida State Eden Bigham, Virginia Catcher: Kairi Rodriguez, Duke DP/UTL: Macey Cintron, Clemson BUT...it's not how you start, it's how you finish ** Edited by VTChip at 1/22/2026, 11:44:40 PM